2 Peter 1:6
and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
In Context
5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Cross References
Genesis 5:24Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
Luke 21:19By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
Romans 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
1 Corinthians 9:25Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:6-12
Spiritual Diligence; Advancement in Holiness. ( a. d. 67.) 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see… Read the whole commentary →